Dumping-wagon.



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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10.1906.

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PATENTED APR. 2, 1907. J. HEBERLING.

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UNITED STATES JOHN HEBERLING, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

DUMPlNG-WAGON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Jratented April 2, 1907.

Application filed March 10,1906. Serial N0- 305,198.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HEBERLING, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dumping- Wagons; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon. I

My present invention relates to dumpingwagons provided with movable bottom sections or doors by means of which the contents may be deposited; and it has for its object to provide improved means for operating the doors whereby they may be opened or closed independently of each other, as well I to permit different parts as simultaneously, of the contents of the box to be deposited at different places or the whole contents to be discharged at one point.

To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a Wagon, illustrating the application of the devices embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail view,

artly in section, taken on the line 3 3 of *ig. 2; and Fig. dis a top plan view of the housing containing the locking and braking devices.

Similar reference-numerals in the several figures indicate similar parts.

In illustrating my invention I have shown it applied to a wagon having a box constructed with the side pieces 1 and 2 and the forward and rear end pieces 3 and 4, the side pieces being preferably extended beyond the forward and rear ends of the box, as shown in Fig. 1. The bottom of the box is closed by a plurality of movable sections or doors, two in the present instance being shown, and indicated by 5 and 6, which are hinged at their outer edges, as indicated at 7.

The devices for controlling the doors are preferably arranged at the forward end of the box and comprise operating devices connected with the separate bottom-sections and adapted to be actuated by means common to both of them, which is detachably connected to the several operating devices, whereby one of them may be operated independently of the other, thus enabling the operator to deposit a portion of the contents of the wagon-box; These devices also enable the operator to tightly close the doors and compensate for the unequal length of the winding connections when they become stretched or Worn. In the illustrations of the preferred embodiment of this part of my invention I have shown the devices for operating the bottom-sectionsias oomprisinggtwogdrums 50 and 60, arranged at the forward end of the box, connected with the doors 5 and 6 by Winding connections, such as chains or cables 51 and 61, which extend longitudinally beneath the inner edges of the doors, and are connected to anchors 8, arranged on the rear end 4 of the box. The drums are preferably mounted on a common support, such as a'shaft 9, journaled at its ends in the sides of the box, and in the present arrangement the connection 5 may be attached directly to the shaft, as will be understood.

The drum 50 is rigidly secured to the shaft 9 by a set-screw 10, and also secured to the shaft is a ratchet-wheel 11, having a laterally-projecting hub, which extends outwardly through the bearing in the side of the box and forms a journal for one end of the shaft. An advantage is obtained by this arrangement, as the ratchet-wheel may be located in proximity to the inner face of the wagon-box to limit the longitudinal movement of the shaft in one direction and also permit the locking device cooperating therewith to be secured to the side of the box, as will be further described. The drum is journaled upon the shaft 9 and at one end is provided with a ratchet-wheel 12, arranged in proximity to the ratchet-wheel 11. These ratchet-wheels are preferably of equal diameter and are provided with an equal number of teeth, with which cooperate gravity-operated pawls 13 and 14., carried upon an arm 15, which forms a common operating device for the drums. The end of the arm is bifurcated, forming side straps 16, one of which is removably secured by screws, as shown. The straps straddle the ratchetwheels and are perforated and ournaled one upon the hub of the ratchet-wheel 11 and the other upon the drum 60 to secure the latter against longitudinal movement. Be-

tween the arms is a tongue 17, which projects between the adjacent faces of the ratchet-wheels. The pawls 13 and 14 may be conveniently located between the arms 16 and the tongue 17, as shown in Fig. 2, and connected with small releasing-handles 18 and 19 by the rods 20 and 21, whereby either pawl may be disengaged and the arm operated to rotate one of the drums independently of the other or both of them disengaged to permit the entire contents of the box to be deposited.

Detent devices are employed to prevent the movement of the drums when the bottom sections or doors are closed, and these cooperate with the separate ratchet-wheels and are actuated by releasing devices which are capable of independent or conjoint operation, said devices also controlling braking mechanism which is thrown into operation when the detents are released to control the opening movement of the bottom sections or doors at the will of the operator. These parts are preferably located beneath the shaft 9 and are assembled in a housing attached to the side 1 of the box comprising inner and outer side walls 22 and 2 3 and an intermediate partition or division wall 24, which divides the housing into channels 25 and 26. These channels are respectively in alinement with the ratchet-wheels 11 and 12, the former containing a pawl 110 and the latter a similar pawl 120, both of which are pivoted upon a pin 27, passing transversely through the forward end of the housing. These pawls are normally operated upwardly into engagement with their respective ratchet-wheels by springs 28. At the rear end of each of the channels are arranged brakeshoes 111 and 112, pivoted upon a pin 29, the ends of which extend forwardly into proximity with the ends of the locking devices or pawls. The releasing devices for disengaging the pawls are also employed for operating the brake-shoes into engagement with the faces of the ratchet-wheels. These comprise lever-arms 113 and 114, arranged at the bottoms of the channels 25 and 26 and pivoted upon a pin 30. The rear end of each lever is formed, as shown in Fig. 3, with a forwardly-projecting finger or nose 31, which engages above the extension or finger 32 on each side of the locking-pawls, and it also has a cam surface or shoulder 33 arranged beneath the forward end of its respective brakehoe, the relative proportion of each of these parts being such that when the releasing arm or lever is depressed its detent will be disengaged from the ratchetwheel as the brake-shoe moves into engagement therewith, the retarding action of the latter being regulated by the further downward movement of the lever. These arms or releasing devices 113 and 114 are arranged with their outer ends in juxtaposition, so

that if the operator so desires they may be moved simultaneously to release the bottom sections or doors, and as it'is intended that these parts should be moved by an operators foot the forward ends of the arms are extended into proximity to the footboard and are bent laterally, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4,

the end of the lever 114 projecting slightly beyond the end of the lever 113. By this arrangement of the parts it will be seen that the laterally-extending ends, one of which is shorter than the other, will enable the operator to release one bottom-section to deposit one-half the contents of the wagon-box without releasing the other botom section or door; but if it is desired both of the releasing devices or arms may be actuated simultaneously.

By providing means such as described herein the wagon-box may be provided with a partition or wall 34, dividing it into separate compartments, each of which is controlled by a separate door, thus permitting different materials to be transported at the same time and deposited at different points.

The devices which I have shown and .described are simple in construction and com prise but few parts which may be readily assembled and applied to wagons heretofore manufactured.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a box and movable bottom-sections thereon, of winding devices comprising a separate drum connected to each bottomsection, an operating device common to all of the winding devices and detachable connections between it and each drum.

2. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a box and movable bottom-sections thereon, of winding devices comprising a separate drum connected to each bottomsection, a common sup ort for the drums, an operating means an devices for detachably connecting it to each drum.

3. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a box and movable bottom-sections thereon, of separate operating devices connected to the bottom-sections for closing them, an actuating member and means for detachably connecting it to each of the operating devices.

4. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a box and movable bottom-sections thereon, of a separate revoluble operating device connected to each bottom-section for closing it, a single actuating member and means for detachably connecting it to each of the operating devices.

5. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a box and movable bottom-sections thereon, of a se arate operating device connected to each l ottom-section, an actuating member, detachable connections between it and each operating device and a locking device cooperating with each of the latter to prevent its movement when disconnected from the actuating member.

6. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a box and movable bottom-sections thereon, of a se arate operating device connected to each ottom-section, an actuating member and detachable connections between it and each operating device, locking devices cooperating with the several operating devices and an independently-movable releasing member cooperating with each look ing device.

7. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a box and movablebottom-sections thereon, of a se arate operating device connected to each l iottom-section, an actuating member and detachable connections between it and each operating device, locking devices cooperating with the several 0 erating devices and independently-mova le releasing members arranged in juxtaposition and adapted to simultaneously disengage their respective locking devices.

8. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a box, movable bottom-sections thereon, a support on the box and separate operating devices mounted on the support and connected to each section, of means for operating them to close the sections, separate devices for locking each of the latter in the closed position and separate releasing devices located in juxtaposition and adapted to be 0 erated to release the bottom-sections inc ependently or simultaneously.

9. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a box, movable bottom-sections thereon, a support on the box and separate operating devices mounted on the support and connected to each section, of means for operating them in one direction to close the sections, separate devices for locking each operating device against movement in the other direction and a releasing-arm for each locking device, said arms having their ends arranged in juxtaposition and of different lengths.

10. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a box and two movable bottom-sections thereon, of two winding-drums, means conand connections between the latter and the bottom-sections, an operating-arm and pawls detachably connecting it to the ratchetwheels.

13. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a box, movable bottom-sections thereon and a shaft, of connections between the latter and 'one of the bottom-sections, a drum revolubly mounted on the shaft and connected to the other bottom-section and ratchet-wheels connected respectively to the drum and shaft, means for rotating the ratchet-wheels, detents cooperating with the latter and a separate releasing device cooperating with each detent.

14. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a box and movable bottom-sections thereon, of a support on the box, a plurality of winding devices on the support connected one to each bottom-section and means for operating the winding devices.

15. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a box, movable bottom-sections thereon and a shaft connected to one of the bottomsections, of a drum jo'urnaled on the shaft and connected to the other bottom-section, ratchet-wheels connected to the shaft-drum, an operating-arm having a bifurcated end straddling said wheels and oscillating around o the shaft and separate pawls pivoted on the arm and cooperating with the ratchet-wheels.

16. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a box, movable bottom-sections thereon and a shaft connected to one of the bottomsections, of a drum ournaled on the shaft and connected to the other bottom-section, a ratchet-wheel attached to the shaft and having a hub at its outer side journaled in the side of the box, a second ratchet-wheel on the end of the drum adjacent the first-mentioned wheel, an operating-arm having a bifurcated end embracing the ratchet-wheels and pawls on the arm cooperating with each of the latter.

17. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a box, a division-wall therein and a movable bottom-section closing each division of the box, of. means for operating said bottomsections independently to deposit material from either division of the box.

18. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a box having a movable bottom-section, a winding-drum and a connection between it and the bottom, of a ratchet-wheel connected to the drum, means for operating it and a detent cooperating therewith, a brake-shoe and a releasin devlce cooperating with the detent and s cc to move the latter into engagement with the ratchet-wheel when the former is disengaged.

19. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a box having movable bottom-sections, a shaft extending transversely of the box and journaledthereon at one end, and a connection between the shaft and one of the bottomsections, of a drum journaled on the shaft and connected to the other bottom-section, a ratchet-wheel secured to the shaft having a hub extending outwardly and forming a journal for the other end of the shaft and a second ratchet-wheel attached to the drum and located in proximity to the first-mentioned wheel, a housing attached to the side of the box, detents therein cooperating with 10 the separate ratchet-Wheels and means for, operatlng the latter.

JOHN HEBERLINGQ Witnesses:

G. WILLARD RICH, FLORENCE E. FRANOK. 

